Herman van Ulzen

Acting

Herman van Ulzen

Born 1948-01-01 · Enschede, Netherlands

Herman van Ulzen (* 1948 in Enschede, Netherlands; † December 2024 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) was a Dutch actor who was active primarily in the German-speaking world. Herman van Ulzen completed his acting training at the State University of Music and Theater in Heidelberg. Subsequently, he worked at numerous German-language theaters, including the Zimmertheater Heidelberg, the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, the Münchner Volkstheater, and the Comödie Dresden. From the mid-1970s onward, van Ulzen appeared regularly in film and television productions. He made his television debut in 1975 in the series *Autoverleih Pistulla*. He gained wider recognition through his recurring role in the crime series *Der Fahnder*, in which he appeared between 1985 and 1994. He made further appearances in productions such as *Hausmeister Krause* and, in 2020, in *Bibi & Tina – Die Serie*. Alongside his work in front of the camera, van Ulzen remained dedicated to the theater for many years and was regarded as a versatile character actor in both German television and on the stage.

Acting credits

Love Scenes from Planet Earth poster
6.0

The film is a comedy centering on the lives of eight Germans who long for sexual excitement.

Love Scenes from Planet Earth

1998

Ants in the Pants 2 poster
4.8

In the sequel of "Ants in the Pants" we again meet Flo and his friends.

Ants in the Pants 2

2002

Meine Mutter, meine Männer poster
3.6

For Jenny, in her mid 30s, everything is going great: Her career at the Munich Opera House is going uphill and in her friend Tobias she seems to have found the ideal man. But then the events rush: The new stage designer at the opera proves to be her ex-boyfriend Erik and a pregnancy test turns out to be positive. That's not enough, Jenny's free-spirited mother Jutta lodges with her and Tobias indefinitely. The casual hippy lady soon shakes up the orderly life of the couple. At the same time, Erik Jenny turns his head violently.

Meine Mutter, meine Männer

2014

(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 poster
6.2

Hundreds of years after humans have settled on Mars, Regulator Rogul and Lord Jens Maul, lead a force of Martians to Earth in order to conquer the planet. Queen Metaphor looks to the gay heroes aboard the spaceship Surprise -- Captain Kork, Mr. Spuck, and first engineer Schrotty -- for help.

(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1

2004

This Crazy Heart poster
7.3

When 30-ish rich kid Lenny has to take care of 15-year-old David, who’s suffering from heart disease, it’s the beginning of a wild adventure. Lenny fearlessly breaks all the rules to fulfill his young friend’s every wish.

This Crazy Heart

2017

Rossini poster
6.0

Zigeuner is on the hunt for the woman of his dreams, a woman who should also play the main role in the film. Meanwhile, ruthless producer Oskar Reiter wants to buy the film rights at all costs - and he is struggling for the love of the beautiful Valerie.

Rossini

1997

Ants in the Pants poster
4.9

Flo is not quite a normal teenager: While all his friends only think about sex he can't even pronounce the word "S - E - X". But everything changes completely when one morning Flo wakes up from a strange call. His penis, excited for the first time, begins to talk to him. He claims that Flo severely neglected him for 15 years and it's time to release him.

Ants in the Pants

2000

Erkan and Stefan poster
4.6

Editor Eckernförde has come into the possession of an audiocassette that contains a recording of the last minutes of deceased politician Uwe Barschel. The circumstances of his untimely death have never been completely resolved - until now. Unfortunately, the editor's daughter Nina accidentally takes the tape with her to Munich, where she is about to visit her paralyzed Mom in a sanatorium. When this information reaches the CIA and the BND, both organizations compete to get hold of the tape. Meanwhile Erkan & Stefan, two loveable wannabe supercheckers from Munich, are assigned as bodyguards for Nina - of course, they are expected to mess up their job, so that the tape can be retrieved. But the two friends prove to be a bit more streetwise than CIA or BND ever expected.

Erkan and Stefan

2000

Pura Vida Ibiza poster
4.0

School's over – and for brand-new high-school graduates Ben, Felix and Nick, it's time to party! But when Ben embarrasses himself in public trying to declare his love for the gorgeous Carola, he and his pals make a quick exit by taking jobs as hosts in a vacation club on Ibiza, the Mediterranean hot spot for oversexed boys and underdressed girls! Instead of sun, sea and sex, however, it's work, work and more work, as the three are kept busy around the clock by their sadistic boss Anna. And when Ben bumps into Carola and her super-cool DJ boyfriend, Ibiza starts feeling more like Alcatraz by the minute. Yet even as the mishaps pile up and the boys have to cope with stinging jellyfish, English hooligans and tequila hangovers, they refuse to give up their plan to throw the ultimate Ibiza party for the club, and especially for Carola. Summer is short, but these guys are going to make sure everyone remembers this one for a long time!

Pura Vida Ibiza

2004

Leo & Claire poster
6.8

In 1933 Nuremberg, successful Jewish businessman Leo Katzenberger owns an apartment building and runs a shoe store. A devoted family man, he has a good relationship with his loving wife Claire. As the climate in Germany grows increasingly dangerous, bombshell Irene moves to the neighborhood. After forming an unlikely friendship, his relationship with Irene is immediately regarded with suspicion.

Leo & Claire

2002

The Girl with Nine Wigs poster
6.6

The true story of a young woman whose lust for life means she is determined to be so very much more than just another cancer patient.

The Girl with Nine Wigs

2013

Lea poster
5.4

51-year-old Herbert Strehlow, a furniture restorer, falls in love with 21-year-old Lea, who has not spoken a word since childhood when her father killed her mother. She bears a striking resemblance to Herbert's dead wife. They get married, but their relationship seems doomed, until gradually each one manages to penetrate the mysterious world of the other, and they begin to realize that they are bound by a kind of spiritual relationship. For Lea it is the death of her mother, for Herbert it is the death of his first wife. His hard exterior slowly beings to thaw, and he starts to show feelings and responses that soften Lea's initial hatred and fear of him, and which put their relationship in a more positive light.

Lea

1996

MyBorder's JOYFence poster
NR

No more need to subject yourself to poor or foreign people in public: myBorder’s joyFence, your personal border wall, finally offers protection – mobile and easy to handle for daily use. The product the world was waiting for!

MyBorder's JOYFence

2018

Obendrüber, da schneit es poster
6.4

Christmas! Every year, expectations are high again. And that's why a little dissatisfaction quickly becomes the deepest despair. "Over there, it's snowing" tells of the joy and sorrow of December 23rd and 24th, as experienced by the residents of a Munich townhouse. The focus is on the freshly separated Miriam, her daughter Julchen and the awkward pastor Gregor.

Obendrüber, da schneit es

2012

My Falcon poster
7.1

Forensic biologist Inga Ehrenberg is so absorbed in her work at the Forensic Medicine Institute that she doesn't initially notice how lonely she is after her divorce a few years ago. It is only when her father claims that she has a half-sister and a falconer asks her to take care of a young falcon that she finds herself in a whirlwind of long-hidden, painful feelings. She begins to tame the falcon, convinced that the bird will never leave her.

My Falcon

2023

Scharf wie Chili poster
4.6

Tino is a real Don Juan and he knows it. No woman can resist his charm including the fiancée of his brother. Right before the wedding he seduces her. Tino decides to seek professional help and joins a group for sex addiction treatment. For his surprise the ex of his brother is also there. Once the members have achieved their common goal - 90 days without sex, they realize that their problem does not actually consists of frequent sexual intercourse, but lack of love, acceptance and true friendship.

Scharf wie Chili

2005

Ein Ferienhaus in Schottland poster
5.0

Stefanie and Felix are engaged to be married so they're going to celebrate their wedding in a Scottish castle. That castle is the place where Stefanie passed her summer holidays as a child with her family and where she fell in love for the first time. One fateful event could change her plans forever, affecting all her family members.

Ein Ferienhaus in Schottland

2008

Absolutio poster
NR

Isaiah sees sin everywhere. When his mother dies, he feels called to free mankind from sin. For this all means are right. He quickly abducts sinners and forces them to confess, torturing them. He then relieves his victims when they have begged for mercy. But Isaiah's delusion are getting worse.

Absolutio

2013

Forward. Side. Close! poster
NR

Dr. Reinhard Nagl would rather hide behind the walls of his extravagant Austrian castle than embrace the outside world, but when his 70th birthday approaches he is surprised by his overzealous best friend from childhood, Lorenz Zweig. Zweig invites laughter back into the walls of his friends home, enticing the staff to embrace romance and even conspiring to reunite Nagl with his first love - Magdalena. Has Zweig arrived too late or can Nagl learn to live before he dies.

Forward. Side. Close!

2015

Lilly Schönauer - Heimkehr ins Glück poster
6.5

Munich cardiologist Katja is happy – in two weeks she's marrying wealthy management consultant Richard, and she's about to be promoted at the hospital. But things turn out differently: It's not her who becomes head of the cardiology department, but a competitor. And Richard doesn't react to this rejection as empathetically as the disappointed doctor would like.

Lilly Schönauer - Heimkehr ins Glück

2009

Meet Me in the Woods poster
9.0

The petty criminal Frieda stops the physicist Oskar from killing himself. They both embark on a journey to Norway. Oskar does’nt seem to find life worth living as he has calculated that he will never find love and therefore spend the rest of his lifetime alone. The two find themselves on a journey to each other and in the search for a will to live.

Meet Me in the Woods

2018

No artwork available
NR

The relationship of the Dutch Roman and the German Hanna - who live together in Berlin - is deadlocked. Will their relationship survive Christmas?

Minibar

2008

Finn und der Weg zum Himmel poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Finn und der Weg zum Himmel

2012